Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
8 50 S, 125 55 E
Southeast Asia
total: 14,874 sq km
land: 14,874 sq km
water: 0 sq km
slightly larger than Connecticut; almost half the size of Maryland
total: 253 km
border countries (1): Indonesia 253 km
706 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical; hot, humid; distinct rainy and dry seasons
mountainous
highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m
lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m
gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
agricultural land: 25.1% (2018 est.)
arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 10.1% (2018 est.)
forest: 49.1% (2018 est.)
other: 25.8% (2018 est.)
350 sq km (2012)
8.215 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
most of the population concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili
floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Timor comes from the Malay word for "east"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; the district of Oecussi is an exclave separated from Timor-Leste proper by Indonesia; Timor-Leste has the unique distinction of being the only Asian country located completely in the Southern Hemisphere
NOTE: The information regarding TimorLeste on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of TimorLeste 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about TimorLeste 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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